Check-book.



1. LYONS.

GHECK BOOK. Prucmon msn Damas. me.

Patented 001;. 29, 191B.

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CHECK-BOOK.

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Bpecieation of Lettera Yatent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

Application illed lieoember 29, 1913. Serial lilo. 139,501.

To all whom it may concern.' Be it known that I, JAMES l zen of the United States, residing at New .'York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Check-Books; and I do here y declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makefand use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in bank check books having means for `retaining canceled checks, and the 'object is to file posed aln easily findlng the canceled 4checks ence to their stubs. g

With this and other objects in view as will in part hereinafter become apparent and in p`art be stated, the invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as subsequently specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawin Fi ure 1 is a view in plan o a book einu bodymg the features of the present invenby refertion the book being illustrated in an open ent of that portion of condition, and a fra which covers the stubs the cover of the boo being broken away.

Fig. '2 is an edge view of the parts seen in Fig: 1.

i 3 is a perspective view of the book in its e osed condition.

Fig. 4 is a f entary, sectional view of a modified embo 'ment It will become obvious that the invention appertains as well to notes, and other like papers as to checks, but for facilit and convenience of expression the term c eck will be used throughout this specification and claims to si ify any such papers, and the appended c aims are to be accordingly in- LYoNs, a citithe canceled checks so that they may be ex` .Sis

with their respective stubs for' cover portion 5 engaged by the bindin strip 6, the said cover portion is forme with apertures 7, 7, adapted to receive check-re taining devices, such as the paper fasteners 8, 8 for securing the cover portion 5 tothe bottom cover 3 and for holding the check retaining devices 8 in place. Detachably connected to the stubs 2 in the usual manner are the checks 9, all of which are apertured at 10, 10 at their outer ends for enabling the sevoralcheoks to be applied onto the fasteners B after the checks have been canceled and returned.

rlibe,operation should.be obvious, and con- 'in disposinglthe parte "as indicated in ben thfeheck book is not in use. it. irde'si'ed to useA a check, the top coverp on thesfip'r as a hinge until the parts assume the position indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The check is made"4 out, torn from its stub and used in the Vusual manner. After the check has been paid and returned by the bank, the check book being dis osed as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, the pai check is applied onto the fasteners 8 face downward, thus bringing the check directly op osite its res active stub when the parts are olded as in icated in Fig. 3.

The cover portion 5 is creased or other wise formed with a hinge 11 extendin across the said cover portion near the bin ing strip 6, so that when tire parts are in the position indicated in Fig. 3 the cover portion 5 may be elevated but the canceled checks will be left in position opposite their respective stubs. The user can then search through the stubs, by lifting up the cover portion 4, until he comes to the particular stub sought after, and he can then similarly Search through the canceled checks until he findsthe check corresponding to the stub. He then has before him the full data of the entire transaction.

In Fig. 4 is illustrated a slightly modiiied embodiment in which the apertures 10 are extended through the to i and bottom covers as well as through the checks 9', and a loose leaf binder ringr 6 is employed whereby the need for the hinge 1l is obviated. The operation with respect to this structure is the same as that described except that the ring fi must be withdrawn either for removing a new check or for inserting a canceled one.

The cover portion 5 is provided with the hinge 11 near the binding strip 6 so that '5 islited and swung outward the major portion of the part 5 may be lswung up into open position when the book is closed, as shown in Fi r. 3, for admitting inspection of the euneele cheeks which are held by the attaching means 8 in proper position with their faces uppermost.

What I claim is:-

1. A bank cheek book comprising a pad of printed stubs adapted to be filled in in the usuul manner, cheers detachable from the stubs, top und bottom covers, and means binding ull of said parts t fether; the top cover being severed along n ine regsterin with the line between the printed stubs an cheeks, and u hinge connection bel-.Ween the vherk Covering portion of the top cover und the end of the bottom cover remote from the stubs.

2. A check book com rising e pad of stubs and rheeks detnehn le therefrom, top

and bottom covers, and means binding all of said parts together; the top cover being severed along a me re isterin with the line between the stubs an the e eeks, a hinge connection between the check-covering ortion of the top cover and the end of the ttom cover remote from the stubs, and fastening ineens carried by seid cheek-covering portion of the top cover near its hinged end for receiving and retaining the cheeks und adapted to receive thereon the ends of the cheeks remote from their stub ends when the cheeks are removed from the stubs and canceled. i

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES LYONS. Titnesses JOSEPH V. DELANEY, MARIE Louise BRIMoNT. 

